Can you use a transfer-on-death deed in Missouri?

Yes. In Missouri, an owner may pass real estate at death by a beneficiary deed that expressly states it does not take effect until the owner’s death and is executed and recorded with the recorder of deeds before the owner’s death, and the owner can revoke or change the beneficiary during life. This is part of the Nonprobate Transfers Law of Missouri. A beneficiary deed needs no consideration, does not have to be delivered to the beneficiary and may name a trust, revocable or not. A later beneficiary designation revokes an earlier one unless it says otherwise, and a will cannot revoke or change it unless the designation expressly allows that. For property of joint owners, a revocation or change needs the agreement of all owners then living, and a lifetime transfer of the owner’s interest ends the designation as to that property. This is Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 461.003, 461.025, 461.033.

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Transfer-on-death deedAllowed as a beneficiary deed; record before death

Source

Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 461.003, 461.025, 461.033

Read the statute in the Missouri Revised Statutes (Missouri Revisor of Statutes): revisor.mo.gov.

Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

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